Manori Ravindran International EditorThe stars of Cannes Film Festival opener “Annette” opened up on Wednesday about the demands of making Leos Carax’s rock opera and the film’s parallels with the real-life demands of fame.Launching the festival on Tuesday night, “Annette” was met with mixed reception.
The musical — about two star-crossed artists who give birth to a baby girl, Annette (who is largely portrayed by various dolls), and whose lives are chronicled by the paparazzi — is in no way conventional and chock full of melancholy songs that were sung live by stars Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard during filming.Hundreds of people left the screening halfway through, but that didn’t stop the film from getting a five-minute standing.
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